Animal control officers in Virginia responded to an unusual call this weekend after a raccoon broke into a liquor store, ransacked several shelves and passed out in the bathroom.
    • optissima@lemmy.mlEnglish
      5·
      10 hours ago

      DW, it’s in the county locally referred to as “Klan-over” so it’s not too far off

      • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        50 minutes ago

        Is West Virginia known for being a heavily racist state? I heard the state was originally founded by splitting off from Virginia during the Civil War to join the north. So as far as I know, it’s the only state that was explicitly founded as a fight against slavery.

        • BeeegScaaawyCripple@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 hour ago

          and a demographically noticeable amount of folk resettled from the south to tennessee and kentucky because they fought for the union.